Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-02
DAILY POST -IHTHLIGENcER


montha ago, Is being considerably dis
cnsse9 10 tie SsAss and Territory ira
nsdisisiy affected and is gradually BE-
Ing reserved with mora And more fsv0g.
The Suggestion vas originally made in
Navada. The people Of Id&ho 81 frss
greeted IL with storm Of dissent, bot
upon sober second thought they appear
10 have thoaRht better Of il and 20 have
come - the conclusion thas Il ts nos
saeh bad iaea after all. The press Of
the Territory, outside Of Boiae City, is
practically unanimozs in favor Of an
Dsxatio1, and If the newspapers may b
regarded as voieiBR the sentiment Of the
people, Idahe would wsleoue the change
most gladly.
Indsed, II ia reasonable to snpposs
shas the prospect Of annexation TO
Nevada zoaId be agreeable to the geo
pie Of Idaho. sach an arrangement
would be Ia every way desirable and
woald settle satisfactorily several per
picking questions. That North Idaho
will sventsslly be annexed 70 Washing
ton is certain. A bill providing for saeh
annexation hes already passed the
House Of Representatives and has been
reported fasorsbly 10 the Senate. II is
nov on the Hsuste calendar, and II II is
not passsd. Il will be only because the
pressure Of busihess daring the closing
hours Of The session 10 too great TO per
NIT its consideration. Whistler the an
nsxati0n bill is passed at this session or
not, however, Washington Territory and
North Idaho will certainly 70 into the
Union a. one State.
Southern Idaho. thus separated from
the northern portion Of the Territory,
will have little 20 recommend il for sd
mission 10 the Union. lie population 10
sparse and scattered. It's property val
uation IL not large. II gives no promise
Of 9 rapid increase in population and its
pFespeet Of admission TO the Onion
within the next thirty years would be
poor indeed. Itwould rsmain forlorn
outsider lingering around the family
circle Of the States after all ths other
Territories bad taken their places In the
Union. Annexation to Nevada, how
ever, would raise it, people at once 70
the full dignity OF American citizen
ship. They would become Immediately
citizens Of State Of the Uaion, having
. voice 10 the sffairs Of National gov
eminent. Nor would their voice be lost
10 that Of the people Of the old State Of
Nevada, for the population Of Southern
Idaho 10 fully as large As that Of Nevada,
and in few years The preponderanoe
Of political power would be with the
ldahoans. Nevada would in effect be
annexed TO Idaho, instead Of the con-
tFary, aud the only thing lhas the former
would give up in the transaction would
be ils name.
On the other hand, Nevada would
have reason 10 be pleased al tho aunex-
alton. That State now occupies an
anomalous position 10 the Union. Its
populatioa is sbsurdly small and the
older States. not uansluraIiy. beeradee
she power which they have given it.
Casting a vste not one fourth a. large
rs that Of Washington Territory, IL has
two Representatives 10 She United States
Senate, one In the House OF Representa-
lives and three in the Electoral College.
IL there were any way Of gettise Ne
vada out Of ths Union, 1t would have
gone long ago, bot State once in the
Union is In 10 stay aud 20 power on
earth can pat il out, however much OF a
rotten borough" il may he. Nevada
must accordingly continue to occupy les
unsnviable position. 60 The diseust of
the older States as veil a. o. ita own
citizens who are scarcely able to sup.
port the expensive State government.
The Only deliveEanee from this sitna-
hon' disaRFsea6le to all concerned. lies
IN the annexation Of Soath Idaho to
tne wesk State. The population of
tse two combined would b. suaisiep,
70 en'itie the State TO It's place in the
Union. Nevada would be no longer a
rotten borough" bat a State of the
unlon' the peer Of any Of It's neiehhors
and fally entitled TO the position which |
Il holds.
Tue only objection to this double an.
nexation-South Idaho TO Nevada and
North Idaho TO Washington ia the san.
tmsntal one that the name of Idaho,
one OF the most enphonio OF shs names
eofue by she States and Territories
would be wiped from the CAD. And
even this objection could be answered
oy letting the northern portion Of the
alsmetnberod Territory carry its name
With H. Idaho woald then be North
Idaho aud Washington Terri,orv. vh,,a
Nevada Sould be southern Idaho ana
sue presen, State Of Nevada. The pes-
pie OF this Territory are generally we'll
satisfied With the name OF Washington
eaa Congress seems to think that an
o'her name would b. more sa,isfaptaFv.
IL change must be made, Idaho ia "a
COED name as any that could be sae-
ees'sd, and with this concession made
TO sentiment, there should be no ahieo-
uon IRON any quarter TO the double an.
nexAtinn.
The agitation Of this subject Which
mas commenced in Idaho will unaonhs.
edly continue, aud the nsrt Congress
vii be asked 10 rearSsuge the map in a
manner that will accord with the wishes
Of all concerned,
AtsREPRESENrArItEs va FamE.ex